Noveller performed first on electric guitar, and played a 35 minute set. She was accompanied by Victoire on the opening song, and played solo after that. Though solo, it was hardly the sound of a single
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Legendary Iggy Pop is currently on his “Post Pop Depression” tour. The singer is known for fronting Rock and Roll Hall of Famer The Stooges, singing popular and cultural hits, such as "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (this song was extensively used for Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels).

Noveller will open the show. We previously caught the band in May 2015 and wrote, “Noveller performed first on electric guitar, and played a 35 minute set. She was accompanied by Victoire on the opening song, and played solo after that. Though solo, it was hardly the sound of a single guitar. Noveller used and created loops to build complex multi-layered songs. Her music was accompanied by images, mostly abstract, projected on a screen at the back of the stage.”

Friday: Here is Yuck at the Pitchfork Show. Great indie sound for most songs. They had to ruin it with a 5 min feedback frenzy. Always lose interest in that type of song. Been done too many times already.
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London’s garage-pop outfit Yuck is back in the USA, this time promoting their third album Stranger Things (Mamé Records). We previously caught them at SXSW in 2011 and loved their sound (except we said ‘yuck’ to the ‘feedback frenzy’). What did you expect from a band that is inspired by Pavement, MBV, and Sonic Youth?

Brooklyn’s Big Thief to open. The band was previously in Minneapolis with Here We Go Magic last November 2015. Big Thief’s Masterpiece will be out May 27th, 2016, on Saddle Creek.

From rags to riches, X Ambassadors, went from club rejections to playing world stadium thanks to their perseverance, connections... and a great sound that landed their debut record on the top 10 album of the year.

The real secret? Singer Sam Harris simply put it as, “You work for the fans. That’s it.... Obviously the music has to come from a personal place … but at the end of the day, these fans are the ones that are doing everything for you.”

We caught the band early in February 2015 and August 2015 and wrote, “X Ambassadors took to the stage for their 40 min. set. The Ithaca, NY band actually has a local connection, as lead guitarist Noah Feldshuh spent most summers growing up, in nearby Prior Lake, and had many of his extended family in the audience.”

Supporting the band will be Seinabo Sey and Savoir Adore. We’ve seen the latter band several times, and wrote, “a so-called "fantasy pop" duo, consisting of Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro. Since the last time I saw the band, they've definitely refine their pop sound, with many of their new tracks containing very energetic catchy vocal melodies (particularly with "Bodies" and their set finale "Dreamers".)”

Los Angeles’ progressive metal band Intronaut (featuring former members of Anubis Rising, Exhumed, Uphill Battle, and Impaled) is currently on tour with Germany’s premier post-metal act The Ocean (a.k.a. The Ocean Collective). The Ocean recently released a split EP Transcendental with Japanese instrumental shoegaze band Mono

UPDATE: The Ocean is no longer on this tour.

Also on the bill North and Scale The Summit.
We previously saw Scale the Summit in 2013 and wrote, “ Houston instrumental quartet Scale the Summit dazzled with a technically brilliant 45 min. of progressive jams, many culled from its 4th and latest effort, The Migration (Prosthetic Records) with guitarist Chris Letchford leaving mouths agape in the crowd as they watched the technique on his headless 7-string guitar. Fans of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Dream Theater should actively seek out the band’s revelatory releases.”

Remember that Mutemath’s 2015 sold-out tour? Now’s your chance to see them again at First Avenue this Sunday, April 3rd. This will be the proper Vitals tour, meaning that they’ll be playing plenty of tracks from their latest album.

Paper Route will open the show. The band previously opened up for Imagine Dragons and Passion Pit. Although their upcoming album isn’t out yet, the trio recently shared “Laugh About It” single. Singer JT Daly noted, “We like to work within the limitations that come with being far away from everything. It keeps us uncomfortable in a way that ends up being really inspiring.”

The last time we saw Paper Route, they opened for Copeland in 2009 at a really crowded all-ages show, and said “Paper Route are also from Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of dueling vocals between J.T. Daly (keyboards) and Andy Smith (guitars).”

Montreal’s Sarah Neufeld (violinist and composer from Arcade Fire) will be playing in Minneapolis at Cedar Cultural Center on Sunday, April 3rd. She is touring in support of The Ridge, which came out February 26th on Paper Bag Records. When not touring with Arcade Fire, you can find her with Bell Orchestre and a new duo with saxophonist Colin Stetson.

The Rocket Summer (the solo-project of Bryce Avary) is currently on tour in support of his sixth studio album, Zoetic (Aviate Records). The record is “without a doubt, this is the most ambitious record I’ve ever done,” Avary said.

Instead, why not support Marriages and Creepoid over at the Nether Bar (Mill City Nights)? We've previously mentioned that the Los Angeles band is actually a duo (Emma Ruth Rundle – vocals, guitar and
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Philadelphia’s Restorations will be at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 3rd. If you’re not familiar with the band, they formed after post-hardcore band Jena Berlin broke up.

Guests Creepoid (who previously appeared with Marriages in July 2015) and Ontario punk trio The Dirty Nil will open the show.

The Dirty Nil’s debut album Higher Power is out now on Dine Alone Records.
The band will likely play “Wrestle Yü to Hüsker Dü” (check out the video on YouTube)... if you didn’t know, Hüsker Dü is from Minneapolis.

Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central!
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Opening the show will be The Saint Johns. The Saint Johns is a duo who are quickly gaining popularity and have a new album, Dead of Night, which came out 4th. Their music has been featured on "Sons of Anarchy", "Nashville",
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Judah & the Lion recently played the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis last Saturday, March 26th.

The folk/rock/Americana band’s new album is called Folk Hop N Roll. I thought that was a clever name but didn't really quite know how it would fit into the music. I mean, how could you mix folk, hip-hop and rock &roll music into one thing? Well, these guys were able to mix all of those genres and make it sound damn good. As the singer said, they take the heartbeat of hip-hop, the dirtiness of rock & roll, and pull it all together with the soul and beauty of folk music. After he explained that, something clicked with me. I had fallen in love with the way they explained their music and because of that, I completely fell in love with their music because I understood and more than appreciated what they were trying to do.

The instrumentation of the band mocked something like Mumford & Sons. They had a banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, keys, and drums. I absolutely adore bands that use traditional instruments but do their own thing with them. For example, there were times where the banjo had so much distortion on it that I would have sworn it was just another guitar in the background.

All of the music was upbeat and made you want to dance. The lyrics were positive and you couldn't help but smile when you actually listened to them. The feeling that the band gave off to the crowd was nothing short of pure positive vibes. I'm not saying that the shows I usually go to are negative feeling, because they aren't, but last night's show gave me a completely different feeling than the many metal shows I go to a week. I felt happy and optimistic. I wasn't fearing for my life and I didn't care if I looked like an idiot while doing my "hippie dance"

Judah & the Lion had one of the most energetic shows I've seen for a band like this. Their music was much more high energy live than on CD and their live show blew me away. At one point the singer had made his way into the crowd where he proceeded to wander around all over the place. I've noticed more and more bands doing this and I think it's a great way for bands to amp up the crowd. It's just such a different thing when a band like this does it versus when a band like Being As An Ocean does it. Last night I saw Being As An Ocean, Joel, the singer, jumped into the crowd and was immediately greeted by a mosh pit. Last night, people got out of the singer's way so he could make his way through the crowd.

Judah & the Lion played a little bit of their old material but really focused on their new album. It was hard to tell the difference though because they have such a distinctive sound. The old and new songs seemed to blend together musically but in the best possible way.

The Saint Johns

The show was opened up by The Saint Johns. They performed as a trio last night although they are typically a duo (Louis Johnson and Jordan Meredith). Their sound was soft and quiet, playing songs from their debut album Dead Of Night. They also covered “Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac and it was a perfect match. The amount of chemistry on stage was immeasurable and made it extremely enjoyable to watch them perform.

The Saint Johns were a great opener for Judah & the Lion. Although it was immensely calmer than what was to come, it was just as beautiful and had just as much feeling and chutzpah as the headliner.

If you can, I highly suggest you check this tour out. I promise it's worth your time!

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band....
Both dates at 7th Street Entry (12/17 and 12/18) are sold out
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The change of fortune officially started here-

On the heels of their headlining show the next night at First Avenue, longtime alternative band Soul Asylum stopped by local record store The Electric Fetus to celebrate the release of their latest album, the Pledge Music-funded Change of Fortune (on Entertainment One) with an in-store acoustic appearance and meet and greet with their fans.

The band has found a second life of sorts, with former Prince drummer Michael Bland joining in 2005 and bassist Winston Roye replacing Tommy Stinson and Justin Sharbono stepping in for longtime guitarist Dan Murphy, both in 2012. The band’s sound remains familiar under singer-guitarist Dave Pirner, a mix of 90’s-era alternative rock, power-pop, and indie post-punk.

Pirner and co. found themselves in front of a full crowd crowding the aisles of the record store and played a brief five-song, twenty-four minute set before posing for pictures and signing albums. In typical form, the band retained some sloppiness even in this acoustic setting, changing up the setlist, and Pirner referring to song lyrics via a music stand.

Setlist

‘The Juice’ from 2012’s Delayed Reaction started the set, with Pirner commenting “we don’t have a lot of acoustic music on our new record” but that “we’ll give some of this stuff a try- no laughing”. “This is a new song off our new record…we hope it doesn’t suck” Pirner said self-depreciatingly, launching into infectious first single, ‘Supersonic’.

“My mother told me to just pretend I know what I’m doing”, Pirner said laughingly, “this music is so fresh, it’s half-baked!” as the band fumbled about a bit before launching into the new ‘Don’t Bother Me’.

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Doomsday’ ended somewhat abruptly with Pirner saying “we’re still working on beginnings and endings” and the band’s best known song to date, ‘Somebody to Shove’ began with a “jazz odyssey” extended plunking of the familiar riff, before the song kicked in. The song topped the Modern Rock Charts in its day, and successfully re-interpreted itself, campfire-style and stripped to its essence.

After working on the new album off-and-on after their last release and subsequent tour, the band is itching to get back on the road, so expect to hear full tour dates announced soon.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. just sold out his Minneapolis appearance at First Avenue. Clark Jr.’s latest The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is available now on Warner Bros. Records.

Between The Buried and Me is extreme. They are not the heaviest band of all time. They aren't the most technical band of all time. But they are one of the few bands that is able to find a balance between extremely heavy, very technical .…

August Burns Red's latest album, Found in Far Away Places is out now on Fearless Records. Their single "Identity" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category. .…

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
AUGUST BURNS RED
at Skyway Theatre
Saturday, 04/02/16, 8pm ($24/$27)skywaytheater.com

Between the Buried and Me and August Burns Red co-headlining North American tour will hit Minneapolis at the Skyway Theatre this Saturday April 2nd.

We previously saw BTBAM and described them as, “Not only did they win by the size of the crowd, Between the Buried & Me won with the amount of energy and talent. From the second they took the stage, I was completely blown away.”

As for ABR, we also saw them in December 2015 and noted, “I have seen August Burns Red three times in the past year now and each time they wow me with their pure talent. They have stopped preaching and have turned into a band that is just about the music... Last night was the first time when I truly found myself enjoying their set.”

Co-headlining will be Cian Nugent, touring in support of their third album Night Fiction. Nugent’s two previously albums Born With The Caul (2013) and Doubles (2011) featured his band, The Cosmos... but with Night Fiction it is all pure Nugent.

Local Rupert Angeleyes will open. You can say the theme to this show is “eyes”, if you count “See-an Nugent.”

Fans of reggae and Bob Marley will definitely not want to miss this Iration show at the Varsity Theater this Saturday. Interestingly enough, the Varsity Theater is now booking concerts on Saturday (previously the coveted weekend dates were reserved for wedding receptions).

Special guests Hirie, The Expanders and Amp Live to open.

The Expanders is touring in support of their Billboard chart-topping reggae album, Hustling Culture (Easy Star Records), while Amp Live is a DJ and remixer, who previously formed a new project called Unified Highway.

Monday, 28 March 2016

Chairlift - Bruises
Wow, such a great pop song, that "Bruises" song. It's a perfect blend of catchy bass and Rilo Kiley-esque vocals from Caroline Polachek and trying to impress someone with handstand but only regretting getting nothing
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 1, 2016.

Indie rock group from Iowa City, The Olympics (not to be confused with the '50s doo-wop group The Olympics or Czech rock band Olympic or that the international sporting bi-annual events) set to open the show.
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Jeffrey Foucault's new album Salt As Wolves was recorded live in just three days in rural Minnesota. The record is described as moving like a vintage Chess record, with an openness and dimensionality that beckons the listener
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Singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault’s Midwest tour is starting March 30th at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’ll be in Minneapolis on April 1st.

The New York Times calls Jeffrey Foucault's recent album, Salt As Wolves (an album we previously mentioned in August 2015) as "immaculately tailored" and the Boston Globe says it's a "marvelous record."

The last time Canadian Kid Koala was in town, it was with Arcade Fire, and before that, it was with Deltron 3030. We love the vinyl-scratching DJ, what he does it purely analog and simple... yet incredibly complicated when you actually see him with two turntables.

This upcoming Walker Art show (at the McGuire Theater) will feature an adaption of his book Nufonia Must Fall... which incidentally I own! I previously mentioned the book came with a soundtrack.

Additional details:

Imagined as a graphic novel animated in real time with a live soundtrack, Montreal-based scratch DJ/music producer Kid Koala has created a magical, multidisciplinary adaptation of his book Nufonia Must Fall. Directed by recent Oscar nominee K. K. Barrett (Spike Jonze’s Her, Where the Wild Things Are), this clever theatrical adaptation unfolds via GoPro video with a dozen miniature stages and a cast of puppets in a tender robot-meets-office-girl love story. Kid Koala and Toronto’s dynamic Cecilia Quartet provide live scoring on piano, strings, turntables, and electronics. Nufonia Must Fall will be performed Friday–Saturday, April 1 and 2, 8 pm, in the William and Nadine McGuire Theater. Copresented by the Walker Art Center and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series.

Kid Koala is a world-renowned scratch DJ, music producer and award winning graphic novelist. He has released four solo albums on Ninja Tune the most recent being 12 bit Blues. He has also released two graphic novels: Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet has been involved in collaborations such as Gorillaz, Deltron 3030, and The Slew.

Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer will be headlining the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis next Wednesday, March 23rd. Fans of Keenan’s involvement with Tool and A Perfect Circle will want to check out Puscifer.
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A multimedia variety rock show, Mexican wrestlers, an abundance of smoke, and complete evacuation of the venue- just a little beyond a normal concert night in Minneapolis.

Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, is also the mainstay behind Puscifer, a band he considers to be his "creative subconscious" - and how creative it was when the band’s “Money $hot Heard Round the World Tour” stopped recently at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis.

Luchafer

Opening act Luchafer was not a band but a troupe of masked wrestlers, inspired by classic Mexican luchadore fighters who sparred against each other in a large center stage ring, complete with spring floor. The two teams (man and woman each, blue vs. red) first battled each other in the ring, then combined forces to try and thwart the referee, who traded his striped garb for a solid black suit with large spider logo, slightly resembling the Spider-Man villain, Venom.

The crowd was entertained by the thirty-minute highly physical performance, especially as the spidered wrestler managed to single-handedly defeat the other four, complete with signature moves and enhanced drama.

Lights then went dark, the wrestling ring moved back and musician platforms moved quickly into place as Puscifer took to the stage for their headlining set, after almost no downtime in-between. As the crew fine-tuned everything, a video warning from side stage monitors by one Major Douche (one of Keenan’s many personas) cautioned against any cameras or cellphone use, which was also reinforced by the tighter-than-normal security.

Another Keenan character, Billy D, then appeared on video, slurring and rambling while drinking shots and generally self-abusing. As his visage faded from the screens, the band seamlessly launched into the opening ‘Simultaneous’, cloaked in the dimmest of blue light with a lone footlight near drummer Jeff Friedl as the only beacon.

Keenan was mostly hidden in darkness (as he does performing with his other bands as well), wearing a dark suit, mask and sunglasses, splitting his time singing with co-vocalist Carina Round either inside the wrestling ring itself, or on the edge of stage right.

The show itself was divided into four Acts, with often obtuse visuals enhancing the music from the backdrop screen. All but one song from the new album, Money $hot (on Puscifer Entertainment) was played (even the iTunes-only track ‘Flippant’) though not in the same order as on the record.

Guitarist Mat Mitchell proved to be the steady musical rock on guitar, with Paul Barker (formerly of Ministry) on bass and Mahsa Zargaranon on keys, samples, and guitar filling out the live band. Wrestlers Luchafer had been watching from the side grandstands, posturing at each other, before briefly returning to the ring to battle anew at the break point between Acts.

UK vocalist Round, a solo star in her own right, continues to take a more active role in the band, lending a more cohesive nature to the narrative and is a fine vocal counterpart to Keenan’s wandering-in-the-desert in an altered state voice. Shining in particular on Act II’s ‘Vagina Mine’ and Act III’s ‘Rev 22:20’, Round’s voice soared over Mitchell’s dark riffs and accompanying synths on the latter, with its lyrics, “Saviors and saints, devils and heathens alike; She'll eat you alive”.

The momentum building hit its stride in the Third Act, continuing with initial single, ‘Grand Canyon’ and “witnessing the majesty” of the sprawling natural wonder from all angles on video followed by ‘The Rapture’, with a snarling Keenan emoting “Like a bad idea, echoing salvation, threatening damnation, about to drop you like Cain”.

Fire Evac

Halfway into ‘Breathe’, a loud siren blew, strobe lights emanated from all sides of the venue, and house lights came up, with the band still playing before the soundboard gradually faded them out. Security and staff took over the venue, announcing a Fire Alarm had been activated and the entire venue had to be immediately evacuated.

As the main alarm stations were all backstage or generally out of the public sight, it can assumed that the increasing smoke coming from certain parts of the audience (that grew exponentially as the set continued), eventually activated the sensors. The outside of the arena was lights, sirens, and confusion, with many just standing around talking just outside the doors.

After just under a half-hour, the emergency services had cleared and the venue was allowed to be re-entered, though a fair portion of the crowd had gone home at that point. But, to the band’s credit, they picked up where they left off, completing Act IV on an extra loud note, with the encore songs (band never left the stage) ending the night more gently.

The group even made light of the situation on social media following the show, tweeting “insert joke about the band being ON FIRE tonight”, complete with video of the fire alarm itself and the droning repetitive sound.

Despite the impromptu evac break (which might have been more appropriate happening during ‘The Arsonist’), the band ably rebounded with momentum to end the show and give everyone the “money $hot” they’d been more than patiently waiting for. Puscifer stage shows are always known for their often-indescribable uniqueness and this unexpected night in Minneapolis, was no exception.

All of the bands, including headliner Reflections, Toothgrinder, Yüth Forever, Exalt, Soulkeeper, etc., that played last night at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul, were on point. There was not a single band that I didn't enjoy.
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A group of just under 500 kids packed into the Fallout Arts Initiative in Uptown, Minneapolis to film three music videos for local favorites Reflections. Sure, there were a million other things going on in the Twin Cities that we could have all done last night including the huge show at the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis featuring Killswitch Engage but all of us decided we would rather spend our night in a sketchy space surrounded by new and old friends and supporting a band full of people that we have seen go from just another local band to superstars in the scene.

There were all kinds of people at this show. There were young kids that had their parents there to chaperon. There were people that drove all the way from New York and were showing off their new Reflections tattoos that they had gotten earlier in the day. There were people there that probably had no clue what was going on but, because of the hype, they came out to check it out. There were die hard Reflections fans that had been waiting in the line for hours to insure that they could get up front and get in the music video. There were people like me who aren't the biggest Reflections fans ever but just wanted to come out and show their support. Regardless of who they were or why they came, everyone came together over the love of this scene and their friends.

Jake Wolf

As soon as the music started, the crowd went off. People were climbing over each other to get to the front. Jake Wolf, singer of Reflections, told us to "ruin this place" and that's exactly what we did. It was insane. It was one of those shows where all I could do was step back and wonder if this is really my life. This is what I get to do night after night? For real?

The space we were at was a bit strange. It was tiny. We definitely probably shouldn't have fit as many kids in the space as we did but it added to the "underground" feeling that I think they were going for in the video. The rafters near the stage turned into a place for kids to literally hang out and jump back into the crowd or jump onto the stage. There were bodies flying everywhere. Eventually you couldn't tell the difference between the small stage and the actual crowd area. It was truly a giant clusterf**k and it was truly perfect.

Even though we were told to "ruin this place", people did it in a Minnesota nice kind of way. They were respectful towards the space and the other people in the crowd. As far as I could tell, there was no damage to the building and I didn't see anyone getting hurt other than the predictable hits and kicks that people would take like champs along with outside of the pit. So maybe we didn't ruin the place but it was extreme and people went ape shit crazy just the way you would want them to for a live music video shoot.

It was hot in there. Super hot and sweaty. The odor of BO was prominent and, although I was covered in sweat by the time it was said and done, I believe only 10% of it was my own sweat. I didn't care. That is the way you're supposed to feel after a show. You're supposed to feel exhausted and disgusting. You're supposed to want to jump right into a shower afterwards, if you don't get that feeling, you're doing something wrong or you're at the wrong show.

Reflections played through their new album The Color Clear but honestly it didn't feel like they played through a full album. The night went by too fast because we were all having such a great time. It was one of those nights where I wish it would have never ended. When it was said and done, we all raced out the door for the fresh, cold air and then just lingered. It was friends talking to friends, people meeting people, it was everything that the Minnesota metal scene stands for... friendship and family.

I stood in the back for majority of the show. I wanted to take it all in. I'm sure I didn't make any footage for the music video but I'm more than okay with that. It wasn't my video to be in. Like I said, I just wanted to support the scene and support these guys that have put the Minnesota metal scene on the map. That means more to me than a little bit of screen time.

Sunday, 27 March 2016

I really hate the title Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I can understand it, it tells us that Batman will be fighting Superman... and somehow it involves the Justice League. Based on the first trailer of the film, like so many other fans …

We have been watching the steady decline in comic book sales for a long time now. This is strange, because comic book movie adaptions are more popular than ever (record box office for Deadpool, The Avengers, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as prime examples).

Warner Brothers Animation started producing adaptions of DC stories, starting with the “Death of Superman” storyline in Superman: Doomsday in September 2007. Currently, its 24th film Batman: Bad Blood (which I bought) came out February 2016. Last year, WB re-released six animated films in a special graphic novel edition. These books/films were really good deals, event at a retail price of $25. You get the physical discs of the film on Bluray and DVD, the comic book it is based on, and, of course, digital copies (for both film and comics). Even if you already own the Blurays when they were originally released (like I have), it was still a bargain.

Starting in March 2016, WB added three more titles to the lineup, indicating that this will be an ongoing trend. Some of the books I’m betting will make its way to the new format will be Justice League: The New Frontier (Darwyn Cooke), All-Star Superman (Grant Morrison/Frank Quietly), and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (Michael Turner)... the latter mostly because I feel could benefit from the Batman v Superman film.

Since I own all the books, here is a quick review of them:

All the books are hardcover bound with two discs (Bluray & DVD), with the exception of the Dark Knight Returns, which included a bonus Special Feature disc. The third disc was a clumsy addition, since it was just a loose insert. Personally, I would have either left out the disc (many of us already own the original Bluray release with the bonus special features disc) or create a spot just for the extra disc (perhaps a slot in the front cover?).

All the books are printed on glossy high quality paper, with the exception of Batman: Year One. The reason for this is because when the 10th Anniversary reissue came out in 1996, it was re-colored by Richmond Lewis. The new color benefited from the matted paper... giving it a muted, darker-toned color that the Frank Miller/David Mazucchelli’s story called for.

All of the reprinted books are the latest/best version of the books. For example, Grant Morrison/Frank Quietly’s JLA: Earth 2 got an added bonus sketch addition at the end of the book (not included in the original hardcover release).

Overall, I’m loving these releases and will continue to buy future editions. It does get expensive when you buy them all at once, so I’m hoping they slowly trickle them out throughout the year instead of releasing six at a time.

Friday, 25 March 2016

LE1F is amazing - catchy, lots of bass, interesting lyrics. I'm a metal head from the '80s and I enjoy all of LE1F's music. I haven't listened to too much rap since Wu Tang, Tupac, and Busta Rhymes were popular in the late '90s.
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on March 31, 2016.

We’re big Dan Clowes fans, so we were delighted to hear that the author/cartoonist Daniel Clowes will be doing a book signing for his latest Patience book next Thursday at Magers & Quinn booksellers. Although it is free, there will be a massive crowd... so show up early as they ask you do not save seats for late arrivals.

If you aren’t familiar with Clowes, he’s the author of Ghost World, originally published in Eightball, and eventually made into a 2001 film starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson.

Local artist Zak Sally will be discussing the new book with Clowes at 7pm.